James Joseph LYNN

Regimental number12423
OccupationStation hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Lynn, Raureka, Hastings
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 13 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialEstaires Communal Cemetery & Extension (Plot III, Row K, Grave No 13), nr Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Johanna Lynn, Hastings
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 17